Bob Kerrey, SEAL, Awarded the MOH For Actions on 14 March 1969

Joseph Robert (Bob) Kerrey was a U.S. Navy SEAL in Vietnam during the 1960s and was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in the White House in May of 1970 for actions he conducted where he lost the lower part of his leg in Vietnam during an action on March 14, 1969. […]

Jonathan Wainwright, Hero of Corregidor, Rescued By OSS August 1945

When President Roosevelt ordered General Douglas MacArthur to Australia to take over command of the Allies South West Pacific Area on March 12, 1942, Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright inherited command of the US and Filipino forces on the Philippines. After the surrender of the American and Filipino forces in the Philippines in May of 1942, […]

On this day in history: The Battle of the Ironclads

March 9, 1862:  It was the second year of the American Civil War, and the confederacy had acquired a frigate by the name of the U.S.S. Merrimack. They altered the ship, heavily armoring it and adding significantly more firepower, turning it into a formidable ironclad ship, the C.S.S. Virginia. The boat absolutely pummeled wooden Union […]

On This Day in 2016, Navy SEAL Edward Byers Awarded Medal of Honor

Naval Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama on February 29, 2016, in the White House for actions he conducted in the country of Afghanistan on December 5, 2012, while freeing an American hostage from the Taliban. Byers is the Navy’s most decorated living SEAL and one of […]

Remembering Douglas T. Jacobson, Medal of Honor, Feb. 26,1945

The fighting to take the small volcanic but the strategically vital island of Iwo Jima was the site of the some of the bloodiest fighting in the U.S. Marine Corps history. Admiral Chester Nimitz said of the battle, “Uncommon valor was a common virtue”, where in fact 27 Medals of Honor were presented, 22 to […]

Remembering Robert H. Dunlap, USMC Feb 20-21, 1945, Iwo Jima, MOH

Robert Hugo Dunlap was a Marine Corps officer whose bravery astounded even battle-hardened Marines on the vicious fighting of Iwo Jima during the US invasion there. During the days of February 20-21, 1945, Dunlap, a company commander in C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman […]

Remembering Fred Zabitosky, Green Beret, Medal of Honor 19 Feb 1968

SSG  Fred Zabitosky was a member of the MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Studies and Observations Group) in Vietnam and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat for his actions on February 19,1968. Zabitosky’s mission on that day would take him into Laos where the nine-man joint American Special Forces and Nung indigenous […]

Drew Dix, Green Beret, Medal of Honor January 31, 1968

Fifty years ago today, Drew Dix, a Green Beret from the 5th SFG risked his life, time and again with an indigenous force to rescue Vietnamese and American civilians during the Tet Offensive. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Dix was the first enlisted man to be awarded the Medal of […]

3rd SFG Honors Fallen Medal of Honor Win With Memorial Run

The 3rd SFG at Ft. Bragg was honoring the memory of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller with a memorial 5K run this weekend, and as they said, it wasn’t a race but a time to reflect and remember a man who gave it all for his comrades. On Jan. 25, 2008, Miller sacrificed his own […]

January 26, 1945, LT Audie Murphy Awarded the Medal of Honor

Audie Murphy was one of the most decorated soldiers of World War II. Murphy lied about his age to enlist in the army and by the time he was 19, had been awarded every major medal for valor of the United States as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. On January 26, 1945, […]

Remembering Greg “Pappy” Boyington, USMC Medal of Honor

Greg Boyington was a Marine aviator during the Second World War fighting in both the Marine Corps and as a member of the legendary Flying Tigers, the American Group (AVG). Boyington was credited with shooting down 26 enemy planes and was the recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He was shot […]

Franklin D. Miller MAC-V SOG Awarded Medal Of Honor January 5, 1970

On this day in 1970, Franklin D. Miller, a Green Beret from the 5th SFG, who was assigned to MAC-V SOG was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions conducted as a long-range reconnaissance team member in Vietnam. He was decorated by President Nixon in the White House on June 15, 1971. Asked where he […]